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LEXINGTON, Ky.—Transylvania University has been selected to appear in the admissions guidebook “Colleges of Distinction.” Wesley L. Creel, president and founder of Colleges of Distinction, says that the schools chosen for this honor are some of the very best in the country. “What they all share is that they are great places to get an education,” he said. Approximately 40 colleges in each of the six geographical regions in the U.S. were selected as meeting four key criteria that make a college truly exceptional: engaged students, great teaching, vibrant communities and successful outcomes. Selections were determined by a review board of academicians, guidance counselors and parents. “We are pleased with the complimentary review of Transylvania,” said President Charles L. Shearer. “We take great pride in engaging our students, in having excellent professors and in the successful outcomes of our alumni.” “Colleges of Distinction” praised Transylvania for its internship program and cited recent examples of students who had internships with a member of the Scottish Parliament, at the Center for Diseases Control and Prevention in Atlanta, at McGraw-Hill in New York City and locally at Lexmark International, Pricewaterhouse-Coopers and numerous law firms and medical centers. The book says that “Transylvania graduates are known for their ability to think critically and to use inquiry to explore themselves and the world around them,” and mentions the university’s extensive study abroad and May term programs. Shedding light on Transylvania’s great teaching, the book says

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LEXINGTON, Ky.—For the sixth consecutive year, Transylvania University is ranked in the top tier of national liberal arts colleges by U.S. News & WorldReport, and the Princeton Review rates Transy among the nation’s premier colleges. U.S. News’ 2007 evaluation of America’s best colleges is based on 2005 data and, in some cases, multi-year averages. The publication ranks 215 liberal arts colleges in statistical measures such as student ACT scores, graduation rates, alumni giving and institutional resources, as well as a subjective measure of academic reputation. Transylvania made gains in its graduation and retention rate and in financial and faculty resources categories. The resources category includes such factors as the commitment to instruction, class size, faculty pay, percent of faculty with highest degree, the student/faculty ratio, percent of full-time faculty, and the average spending per student on instruction, research and student services. “The top-tier ranking by U.S. News is just one recent measurement of how well Transylvania is doing,” said President Charles L. Shearer. “The Princeton Review also features Transylvania in the 2007 edition of its annual book, The Best 361 Colleges.” Transylvania is one of the nation’s best institutions for undergraduate education, according to The Princeton Review. “We chose schools for this book primarily for their outstanding academics,” said Robert Franek, Princeton Review’s vice president for publishing. The schools’ evaluations are based on institutional data, feedback from current students, visits to the schools, opinions of independent college counselors and other

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